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This year at Yale University, Valentine's Day was far from ordinary. Instead of making plans for a special date (or bemoaning the lack thereof) students at Yale were preoccupied with the popular events of "Sex Week at Yale." Organized by Yale senior Eric Rubenstein, using Yale funds and with the full support of Yale faculty and administrators, Sex-Week was devised in order to allow students "to explore sex in a safe and open environment."

Events at Sex-Week were varied but consistently vulgar. One Yale professor gave a lecture on the "History of the Vibrator." Students gave talks on the secrets of great sex, hooking up, and how to be a better lover. At "Sex Toys 101," people who admitted to never having used a sex toy were given miniature vibrators. The highlight of the week for most, however, was the presence of Devinn Lane, a bisexual porn star from Wicked Pictures—the adult film company who co-sponsored many of the Sex-Week events. Lane participated in a panel on "Sex, Entertainment and the Media" and held a Q&A session with female undergraduates. She topped off her day by participating in a "Porn Party" that was sponsored by Wicked Pictures, which advertised the event on the Adult Industry News website: "All events are free and open to the public, so make this your time to explore Sex Week at Yale, and the exotic world of Wicked Pictures." Half of the money raised by the event was donated to the Yale Children's Hospital. In an ironic twist, the other half was donated to Planned Parenthood.

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